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Unprecedented poaching crisis demands sophisticated solutions.
- Date October 31, 2013
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Richardson Center for Global Engagement and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) co-hosted a forum today about the best ways to integrate state-of-the-art technologies and training methods into wildlife protection and enforcement in key parts of Africa. The effort kicked off in Washington, D.C. at a meeting of dozens of experts from government, NGOs, technology firms, and frontline conservation and enforcement officials who are working to identify and deploy promising anti-poaching practices and tools.
The Richardson Center also announced its plan to establish the first-of-its-kind, permanent ranger training school in the Republic of Congo, in collaboration with African Parks, based on a successful "poacher-to-protector" amnesty program, and create an international legal framework to dedicate funds raised from the forfeiture of seized assets to support anti-poaching efforts.
"Working together, we can transform wildlife conservation throughout Africa and the world," said Gov. Bill Richardson. "We know that reaching and protecting the most remote locations is no easy task. It takes applying the most advanced, real-time surveillance technology. It takes trained and committed rangers and guards. It takes an infrastructure that sustains the effort over the long haul. And it takes international cooperation and strategic planning. This partnership and these new resources will help us get there."
The illegal wildlife market has exploded in recent years, fueling a growing demand for elephant ivory, rhino horn, tiger products and other threatened species. Wildlife criminal groups—many of them "Mafia-style" gangs—that trade in illicit wildlife and wildlife products often act with impunity. Today, this illegal trade is the fifth most profitable in the world, with an estimated value of $10 billion annually.
More than 30,000 elephants are killed each year – nearly 100 per day. A growing ivory demand in Asia, a thriving illegal international market and unstable political environments all contribute to a disturbing rise in poaching. The most recent analysis by the Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS) shows illegal trade in elephant ivory to be at its highest level in two decades. In the last 10 years, 62 percent of Africa's forest elephants have been lost. There has also been a 5,000 percent increase in rhino poaching since 2007. In South Africa 746 rhinos have been killed this year, exceeding the record loss of 668 in 2012, according to TRAFFIC, a wildlife trade monitoring network.
"The planet's most majestic species are being massacred by organized poachers in front of our eyes at alarming rates. A unified front and new solutions are needed to stay one step ahead of these global crime syndicates so we can eliminate the demand and dismantle illicit trade in wildlife," said Crawford Allan, senior director, TRAFFIC / WWF. "We have to fight fire with fire. Our collective know-how and resources will bring cutting-edge, affordable and readily-replicable critical help to this unprecedented crisis and push the envelope in the fight against wildlife crime. We're sending a very clear message to poachers: your time is short. We're closing in on your deplorable slaughter of innocent wildlife."
The Richardson Center and WWF are teaming up to explore various anti-poaching and wildlife monitoring technologies and ranger engagement initiatives on pilot bases for broader application in wildlife conservation. For example, specialized sensors, wildlife GPS tagging, aerial camera and thermal imaging systems and other visual notifications can be deployed in at-risk environments to provide real-time reconnaissance about illegal activities in protected areas. Over the coming months, these efforts will be evaluated and tailored for a variety of settings.
"Wildlife poaching is at a crisis level in Africa," said Leon Lemprecht, African Parks' manager of Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Republic of Congo. "We still have a long way to go, but efforts like the poacher amnesty program and collaboration around technology are important steps in the right direction."
Technology alone will not safeguard wildlife, Gov. Richardson said. The governor, who just released a new book, How to Sweet Talk a Shark, about navigating high-stakes international diplomacy, will leverage the Center's record to strengthen other protection and enforcement efforts, including:
Prosecution of poaching as a 'wildlife crime' to allow seizure of poaching assets that can be redirected to wildlife conservation
Federal and State asset forfeiture laws in the U.S. and international treaties allow seized assets, including cash and bank accounts, generated from drug trafficking, money laundering and other illegal activities to be forfeited. Funds raised are often invested right back into enforcement operations.
Establishing elephant poaching as a 'wildlife crime' allows a similar opportunity for wildlife conservation. The Richardson Center is developing an Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering legislative action guide for countries to adopt to combat wildlife crimes. Led by Gov. Richardson, the pioneering law reform effort would empower African heads of state and their wildlife conservation agencies to enact model forfeiture laws, then enforce them through advanced education for law enforcement and legal personnel at a planned law reform institute.
Establishment of a permanent 'poacher-to-protector' training academy
Working in partnership with African Parks, the Richardson Center supported the launch of a poacher-to-protector amnesty and ranger training program in Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of Congo, in 2012. Since that time, there have been a record number of amnesty settlements and 56 weapons have been recovered. Fifty-six former poachers were accepted into the ranger training program and—after rigorous screening—43 successfully completed training and were given jobs as eco-guards or eco-monitors in the national park.
The Richardson Center also announced today that it is providing funds for a first-of-its kind, permanent ranger school in Odzala-Kokoua National Park. Developed in partnership with African Parks, the training facility will support the expansion of the successful "poacher-to-protector" program. It will improve instruction, provide enhanced infrastructure – such as obstacle courses – and supply necessary equipment, including uniforms, shoes, backpacks, camping equipment and weapons. The training facility also plans to share best practices with international partners.
One added advantage of the program is how former poachers can support broader enforcement efforts. For example, the testimonies of former poachers helped bring to justice a regional poaching kingpin, Ngondjo Ghislain, also known as "Pepito." Active in Odzala-Kokoua National Park, he was known for bribing corrupt officials. He provided them with firearms and ammunition in return for a portion of the profits of all the ivory sold by poachers in the region. After his arrest and trial, Pepito was sentenced to five years in prison, the toughest penalty in Congo for poaching.
The Richardson Center for Global Engagement is a non-profit corporation established by former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson to promote international peace and dialogue by addressing specific conflicts and unresolved problems facing the world. www.richardsondiplomacy.org
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is one of the world's leading conservation organizations, working in 100 countries for over half a century. With the support of almost 5 million members worldwide, WWF is dedicated to delivering science-based solutions to preserve the diversity and abundance of life on Earth, halt the degradation of the environment and combat climate change. Visit www.worldwildlife.org to learn more and follow our news conversations on Twitter @WWFNews.
African Parks is a non-profit organization that takes on direct responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of national parks, in partnership with governments and local communities. African Parks currently manages seven parks in six countries – Chad, Congo, DRC, Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia – with a combined area of 4.1 million hectares. www.african-parks.org
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Cambodia's coastal paradise is home to some of the most spectacular diving and gorgeous beaches in the world. The crystal clear waters host a wealth of marine habitats and wildlife, making this a perfect location to snorkel while exploring a magical underwater world. Cambodia's coral reefs support a dazzling array of tropical reef fish and seahorses and provide rich feeding grounds for turtles, manta rays and a wealth of other marine creatures. The deep blue offshore waters support reef sharks and majestic whale sharks, as well as vast shoals of cruising pelagics.
You will be living on a paradise island, fringed with palm trees and white sandy beaches. Join us there for fragrant sun-drenched days and balmy exotic nights, mingled with fabulous snorkeling and fascinating research that helps to support local coastal and marine conservation. Let the spirit of Cambodia bewitch you with its vibrant Asian culture, heavenly beaches and dazzling sea life – the perfect paradise location for your Frontier adventure!
As you explore the exotic seascape around the island you will be getting involved in a real, ongoing conservation project. You will be helping to discover and chart the health of extensive areas of coral, record populations of fish, and survey the huge diversity of inter-tidal animals - from tiny hermit crabs to pastel-hued anemones. On shore you'll learn about the activities of the traditional island fishermen, as well as discovering and reporting which marine organisms are being sustainably harvested and which are being dangerously depleted. You'll also be helping to investigate the long term effects of global warming on Cambodia's corals.
The work you'll carry out will be rewarding, challenging, and hugely beneficial to conservation efforts, as well as being fantastic fun. You will gain immense satisfaction from knowing that your input will help to protect this precious marine wilderness for future generations.
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Airport pick-up for those arriving into Phnom Penh can be arranged at extra cost (US$170GBP / $150USD)
Airport pick-up and drop off for those travelling to and from Phnom Penh can be arranged at extra cost (US$230GBP / $200USD)
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Discounted PADI dive courses with local dive school (please discuss this with a Travel Advisor and will need to be booked in advance of your project)
A variety of qualifications are available on many of our projects. For example, BTEC certificates and diplomas on our Group conservation projects and TEFL certificates and BTECs on most of our teaching projects. You may also be able to gain a CoPE to support your university application. For more information on these qualifications, please see the qualifications section of our website or ask your volunteer advisor.
The aim of the Frontier-Cambodia island beach conservation project is to better understand the country's marine resources, and to provide teaching and training to local island communities to enable them to make informed decisions regarding the management of their coastal ecosystems.
To achieve this mission, you will conduct scientific baseline data surveys of reef areas, including mapping the health of the reefs. We also identify patterns of resource use, and we work with local communities to support environmentally responsible development.
Some of Cambodia's corals were recently damaged by a bleaching event caused by high sea temperatures. Global warming is believed to be to blame, as well as the new development upon the mainland. Your project aims to chart the extent of this damage and to monitor how the reefs are recovering. We hope that this information will help to support management of damaged coral reefs around the world.
The island itself is little studied and the local people are keen to be involved in protecting their biodiversity, making this a perfect location for both research and practical conservation activities. You could have the opportunity to work on all sorts of tangible conservation and research, both land-based and marine. As well as marine work, you could be doing bird counts or vegetation surveys, or you might have the chance to join the local community rangers as they patrol the island and protect its resources. You will also have the chance to teach the local children of the island due to the poor economy of the island , some do not get the chance to learn English , after this not only will you feel very rewarded but will help the locals in later life.
The project's work aims to provide local stakeholders, research organisations and government bodies with the information they need to design and implement management plans for the future protection of key marine and terrestrial ecosystems.
To gather the data needed you will be snorkelling to locate and map the extensive coral reefs and study their various wildlife communities. You will also explore and record the organisms that inhabit the inter-tidal zones and the island's inland areas. To do this you will deploy a wide range of newly learned research skills and scientific techniques including: underwater visual census of reef and commercial fish such as triggerfish and parrotfish, assessment of algal and coral cover to determine the extent of coral bleaching and damage, and line intercept transects for benthic life and indicator invertebrates such as nudibranchs. You will record observations of the feeding habits and behaviour patterns of a range of marine and terrestrial life. You may even get to study the impact of artisanal fishing on the coral reefs or report the effects of global warming on marine communities.
Whilst snorkelling, you'll see an extraordinary array of animals from stunning angel fish to the shy porcupine fish, sea cucumbers to feathery starfish, spiny urchins to octopus and seahorses. By the end of your project you will be expert at identifying hundreds of colourful and patterned reef fish as well as being an experienced and competent snorkeler. Although the work is intense and challenging you'll get immense satisfaction from having survived and from having made a valuable contribution to the conservation of this precious marine wilderness. You will return home with the new friends you've made and a wealth of fascinating stories and memories.
As well as taking part in snorkelling and marine conservation work you'll help with scientific data entry and daily camp maintenance, taking turns to cook, tidy and clean the camp, rinse snorkel kit, collect firewood, collect and treat water, and help with a wide variety of other essential camp duties.
You'll find your team to be a fun, dynamic mix of ages and experiences, with members who all share a passion for travelling in developing countries and saving endangered wildlife. Your staff will be young, friendly individuals who are highly experienced in their field and may have volunteered on a Frontier project earlier in their career.
Sample Itinerary*
8:00 a.m. – Breakfast at the volunteer house, prepared individually by the volunteers.
9:00 a.m. - The workday starts. During training, this is usually a lecture followed by independent study and a fun snorkel. After training, work generally consists of surveying fish, coral and invertebrates at one of the transects along House Reef or Sunset Rock Reef.
12:00 p.m. – The lunch team prepares lunch for the group, while others enter data from the morning surveys.
2:00 p.m. - Volunteer work continues at either House Reef or Sunset. Volunteers travel by foot, either a 10 minute or 20 minute walk.
4:00 p.m. – The working day comes to an end. Volunteers are free to catch up on anything, plan for the next day's work and socialise.
6:00 p.m. – Dinner at the Volunteer house prepared by volunteers!
7:00 p.m. - Evening activities decided by the group. Movie nights, card games, pub quizzes, and night swims in the bioluminescence have all been popular in the past. Of course, everyone likes party night best. There are a few bars to choose from in town, or we go down to the beach and have a bonfire!
*This itinerary should only be considered as an example of the kind of activities and timescales to expect. Actual itineraries may vary depending on the season and the requirements of the project.
If you are arriving with other volunteers on Monday morning you will be welcomed at the meeting point in Sihanoukville by Frontier field staff or Frontier representatives. From here, you'll travel to the island of Koh Rong Samloem by boat before being welcomed to the Frontier beach camp on the island. If you want to be collected from Phnom Penh airport and transferred down to the meeting point at Koh Rong Samloem this service is available at extra cost (US$170GBP / $150USD).If you want to be collected from Phnom Penh airport and transferred down to the meeting point at Sihanoukville and also accompanied back to Phnom Penh at the end of your project then this service is available at extra cost (US$230GBP / $250USD).
If you are an independent traveller arriving on another day of the week you are welcome to join the project, but please be aware that you will have to make your own travel arrangements to Koh Rong Samloem (though we can of course provide advice and easy to follow travel instructions before you go).
During the project you'll live in a locally built volunteer house on a beach, on a gorgeous paradise island. We aim to provide you with a unique and memorable living experience and to make minimal impact on the environment. This means that the camp is simple and mostly consists of impermanent structures. All building materials used on camp are sourced from local tradesmen who use environmentally friendly practices. Camp life is very simple, unsophisticated and fun. Your "shower" may be a jug or a bucket of water – perhaps even a shower of rain – and some nights you'll cook over an open campfire: so prepare for the basic, unencumbered, virtually footprint-less lifestyle! On occasion you may have to travel further from your beach camp to reach a distant dive site, and then you might stay in a "satellite camp", usually a mosquito net pitched on a beach.
The dry season from December to May is predominantly sunny, with temperatures ranging from a fairly pleasant 28°C to 40°C+ in April and May. The main rainy season from June to November and is usually cloudy most days with heavy rains(thunder storms) throughout the day with occasionally breaks every hour or so. Daily temperatures remain high during the early part of the rainy season but tend to drop off to the low 30°Cs towards the end of the year
As well as taking part in snorkelling and marine conservation work you'll help with scientific data entry and daily camp maintenance, taking turns to cook, tidy and clean the camp, clean and oil the compressor, rinse dive kit, collect firewood, prime hurricane lamps, collect and treat water, and help with a wide variety of other essential camp duties.
Camp food is basic but nutritious and consists largely of rice, vegetables, beans and noodles, all of which are purchased locally in order to help support the local economy. Luxuries such as chocolate, peanut butter and drinking chocolate are only available from Phnom Penh or Kep, so make sure you stock up before heading to the island.
Part of your role on camp will be to help with the cooking, so get your cookbooks out now and start practicing! Also, with luck you'll be invited to local celebrations, holidays and festivals - a great way to meet locals and experience local culture.
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On the Frontier-Cambodia Marine Camp there will be plenty of things to get involved with and to keep you occupied. In your spare time you'll have opportunities to swim and snorkel in the sparkling blue waters around the island, or to play football or volleyball on the beach. Or you might help organise a traditional Friday night themed camp party, play poker, chess or backgammon or join in a camp quiz night. After a long hard day snorkelling and surveying you may prefer to relax with a soda and sway in the camp hammock, or sit and chat to your new friends beside a roaring campfire, under a sky lit up by millions of stars. Later you will drift off to sleep lulled by the gentle lapping of the ocean.
If you'd like to see more of Cambodia before or after your Frontier project, there is an incredible array of activities and adventures to choose from*. You could explore the mystical world of the temples of the Khmer Empire, with its beautiful unspoiled monuments, magical atmosphere, and charming monkeys tumbling amongst the ruins. Or take a road trip through the rice paddy fields, and catch a glimpse of the age old farming techniques that are still in use, with one of the extensive bird sanctuaries or fishing villages as your final destination.
* Please be aware that the costs of any such additional activities are not covered by your project contribution.
Dive courses will be conducted off site at a local dive centre (prices are subject to change). Please contact a Travel Advisor if you wish to take part in a dive course as these must be arranged prior to your deployment.
*Medical certificate is mandatory for participation in dive courses
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OTTAWA — As many anticipated, Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) at Carleton University ran its course more quietly this year than in the past, and unlike its predecessors, this year's edition wasn't endorsed by the school's undergraduate student union.
The Carleton University Students' Association (CUSA) executive chose not to help anti-Israel activists campaign for IAW, unlike in previous years, according to CUSA president Alexander Golovko.
Golovko said he was bothered to see an IAW sign hanging in the window of CUSA's office in the University Centre last year and wanted to make sure neither pro- nor anti-Israel activists had an "unequal advantage" this time around.
"CUSA spaces have been utilized to promote one side's story, and I think that is very inadequate, seeing as how the student association represents 23,000 students," said Golovko, who campaigned last year on "student issues, student unity" and "the spirit of democracy," and was endorsed by Hillel Ottawa.
IAW ran March 4 to 8 at Carleton, as well as on other North American campuses, and was organized by Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA), a Carleton club. It featured workshops, film screenings and panel discussions on what SAIA described as apartheid in both Israel and Canada, according to SAIA activist Rana Hamadeh.
It also included workshops on the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel and companies invested in Israel's economy, she said.
Speaking before the week's activities, Emile Scheffel, Israel advocacy co-ordinator at Hillel Ottawa, said he wasn't expecting IAW to be as loud as it has been in the past on campus.
"We expect the attendance at events to be the smallest we've seen in a couple of years, and we don't expect it to make as much of an impact on campus, frankly," Scheffel said.
He attributed this prediction to poor publicity by IAW organizers and a lack of interest among the student body in participating in the "division and toxicity" seen in previous years at Carleton.
"It's just the national trend," Scheffel said.
"There's just been minimal buzz and very little advertising of [SAIA's] events… Most of them are evening events rather than daytime events, so we think that most of the people who do come out to them will be people who are already of that certain persuasion," he said. "[They're] basically preaching to the choir."
SAIA and Ottawa's Israel Awareness Committee (IAC) set up information tables alongside one another throughout the week in Carleton's University Centre. The IAC booth included a poster outlining the similarities between Canadian and Israeli democracy.
But Hamadeh and SAIA contend that the two countries are also similar in that Canada's treatment of its aboriginal peoples was a model for the apartheid system in South Africa, which Hamadeh claimed in turn inspired what she and her group calls "Israeli apartheid."
Golovko said CUSA's executive board reached out to both sides of the issue at the start of the year "in the hope to sit down and discuss the question [of] how a student association can ensure that while dialogue takes place, it takes place in a constructive manner and a respectful fashion."
However, Golovko said CUSA still hasn't been able to bring the IAC and SAIA together.
"The IAC has been very open to dialogue and discussion with our organization in the past year, and for that we are very grateful," Golovko said, adding that SAIA never responded to CUSA's requests.
"We're still hoping for the activists of SAIA to be able to sit down in a similar fashion and discuss what are some of their needs and perhaps facilitate the dialogue."
But Hamadeh said SAIA's purpose isn't to negotiate, which is why the group hasn't responded to CUSA's invitation.
"We have a stated mandate, which is to divest. We're not here to discuss one-state or two-state solutions," she said.
The primary goal of IAW is to support the BDS campaign, which seeks "to reach a place where we can have real peace negotiations," Hamadeh said.
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Scheffel reiterated his belief that students are getting tired of this point of view.
"I think people are going to start really rejecting the toxic, divisive politics that IAW represents," he said.


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About AGA
The American Gastroenterological Association is the trusted voice of the GI community. Founded in 1897, AGA has grown to include more than 16,000 members from around the globe who are involved in all aspects of the science, practice and advancement of gastroenterology.
The AGA, a 501(c)(6) organization, administers all membership and public policy activities, while the AGA Institute, a 501(c)(3) organization, runs the organization's practice, research and educational programs.
On a monthly basis, the AGA Institute publishes three highly respected journals, Gastroenterology, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
The organization's annual meeting is Digestive Disease Week®, which is held each May and is the largest international gathering of physicians, researchers and academics in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery.
The AGA Research Foundation provides digestive disease research grants on behalf of the AGA Institute.
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Considering Cresting
I'm not sure why I started thinking about this yesterday, but now I can't stop. I want to put cresting around the perimeter of the front porch roof. If I was really ambitious, and really wealthy, I would put it along the tops of all the roof gables as well.
For those not familiar with it, cresting is decorative iron work that was very popular in the second half of the 19th century on Victorian homes. A quick Google search found Capital Crestings. Your one-stop-shopping source for all your cresting and decorative iron works needs.
If you recall, the front porch roof has two open sides that total about 20 feet. If you don't recall, there is a picture of the front porch at the bottom. The cresting comes in roughly 4 foot lengths, plus I would need one Finial for the outside corner. The prices shown are for 5 sections plus a finial. Shipping would be extra. Here are a few I'm looking at. It's no coincidence that these are some of the least expensive offered by Capital Cresting.
The Windsor – 11-inches high - $500
The Windsor Finial – 22-inches high
The Chelsea – 19-inches high - $600
The Chelsea Finial - 35-inches high
The Gramercy – 18-inches high - $700
The Gramercy Final – 35-inches high
The Cortez – 21-inches high - $760
The Cortez Final – 35-inches high
So far, I like The Chelsea the best. Of course, I really need to finish painting the house first. The weather is gloomy and cold today, so that's why I'm here dreaming of cresting instead of out scraping paint off Section 5b.
Just out of curiosity I went up in the attic and measured the 5 main gables. To do the whole house, including the porch, would run me a little under $3000 for The Chelsea. The money is an issue, of course. I think the worst part would be the installation, though.


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The world depends on mariners. Mariners depend on SCI. And we depend on you.
On December 11, 2010, SCI held a farewell party for long-time Bay Area Chaplain Jim Lindgren, retiring after 28 years of maritime ministry.
Photos by the Rev. David M. Rider, President & Executive Director
SCI maintains a staff of professional chaplains with interfaith and cross-cultural backgrounds. Chaplains and volunteers assist thousands each year, extending a hand of friendship and hospitality.


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his favorite
Chocolate milk, he asks for it nearly everywhere we go. You'd think he would get sick of the stuff but it's just about his most favorite thing, ever.
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I don't blame him! It's my favorite too!ReplyDelete
It is one of my favourite things too--it never gets old!ReplyDelete
He is so beautiful, I love chocolate milk, every morning I have to drink one cup of hershey chocolate with milk, I do that since I was a little girl : )ReplyDelete
...sick of chocolate milk?!? Never! It's just about the most perfect thing ever. That's right, ever.ReplyDelete
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post script: don't forget, today's the day.
Before you know it chocolate milk won't satisfy him so he'll start asking for hot chocolates. Then, that won't be enough and he'll start asking for mochas! Better keep an eye on him! ;) LOVE little Israel!ReplyDelete
I couldn't agree more with the adorable little face!ReplyDelete
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I love it!!!!!!ReplyDelete
What an absolutely adorable face! My 2 year old loves chocolate milk too, and I think you could do a lot worse in terms of nutrition.ReplyDelete
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How important is attendance for the annual Furniture Bank Comedy Night?
Close your eyes and imagine what your home would be like with no furniture for an entire day.
Where would you sit when you got home from work?
Where would you eat dinner? Where would you sleep?
Where would the baby sleep? Now imagine what it would be like for an entire week, even a year. For the Furniture Bank of Southeastern Michigan - which provides beds and essential home furnishings to families in Macomb and Oakland counties - that is an eye-opening reality.
'We serviced 1,300 families last year (totaling more than 8,000 items),' said Robert Boyle, executive director of the Furniture Bank, which has been in operation since 1967.
The 5,000-square-foot facility in Pontiac services families through referrals. At one time, everything was free, but in order to better its clients, the organization changed its policy to include a modest donation of $100. Often paid by the referral agency, such as the Department of Human Services or Macomb Oakland Regional Center, the fee includes all of the essential items, other than appliances, required by a client, including beds, dressers and kitchen and dining room sets. Lamps, nightstands, bedding, cribs, household accessories and other items that go into to decorating a home are also stocked by the Furniture Bank.
Boyle said appliances were always a problem. By the time they were donated, they didn't work or required costly repairs. By restructuring their operating style, Boyle said they were able to serve more people.
'Now all of our clients are able to get what they need in two weeks (rather than the old way of waiting for months until something comes in),' Boyle said. 'Now instead of filling 40 percent of our requests we're filling 90 percent.'
All of the gently used items are donated. And while the public is generous with its donations of furniture and household items, the nonprofit organization relies on fundraisers like the annual Furniture Bank Comedy Night starting at 6 p.m. Oct. 3 at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royal Oak.
Boyle said proceeds from the benefit help keep the lights on and the phones working - and cover the cost of repairs to equipment and the facility where the household furnishings are stored. Just this week the fuel pump on one of the trucks had to be replaced and that cost the charity $2,000.
'It's a fun way to bring folks together to raise money for our mission,' Boyle said of the Comedy Night. 'Mark does a fantastic job and the talent is always great. This year we're lucky enough to have a national act, Jim David.'
David is a comedian and writer whose special, 'Comedy Central Presents Jim David,' airs frequently on that cable channel. He's also served as guest comedy consultant on Bravo's 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy' and BBC America's 'The World Stands Up.'
'He's somebody who's making a living doing this (comedy stuff) and that's not easy,' Boyle said. So you know he's pretty funny and his jokes are clean. 'Naturally, because of the nature of what we do, the entertainment is family-oriented.'
Comedy Night Tickets are $40 per person and include a reception with hors d'oeuvres and a live auction followed by David's show. The evening's opening act will be Bill Boronky.
'It's a good laugh for a good cause,' Boyle said.
Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle is located at 310 South Troy St., Royal Oak. To purchase tickets, visit www.furniture-bank.org or by call 248-332-1300, Ext. 200.
Gina Joseph is a reporter and columnist for The Macomb Daily. Send comments to email@example.com, follow her on twitter @ginaljoseph and visit her beat blog at macomblife.blogspot.com.
Donations? The Furniture Bank not only accepts gently used furniture but will haul it away for you. For information on donations and referrals, visit www.furniture-bank.org.


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The general consensus yesterday was that bringing your Lamborghini Murcielago to Best Buy is a horrible idea. Not everyone agrees. Meet Colby Stockbrine of Pensacola, Florida. He's a Best Buy tech and he sent me this response.
MECP stands for Mobile Electronics Certified Professional. It is run the by the CEA and provides uniform certification for aftermarket mobile electronics installers. MECP Master is the highest certification you can get, there are only about 200 in the world. I believe somewhere around 95 of them work at Best Buy, me being one of them. I have worked on everything from 1950's Plymouths, to brand new Benzes and Porchses. Get your facts straight before you write an article bashing Best Buys installers, you goon.
I think "goon" is the nicest pejorative label I've ever received. Good for you, Colby, but what about the techs at the other 1,000 stores?


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I'm installing Globus Toolkit . When i try to setup Certificate , this error comes :
ERROR: could not run build command: /usr/local/globus-5.0.3/sbin/gpt-build -force /home/globus/.globus/simpleCA//globus_simple_ca_2e0087ee_setup-0.20.tar.gz
I think this may be due to denial of permission. I tried executing the file with 'sudo' . It says
globus is not in sudoers file . This incident will be reported
I tried adding globus user to sudoers file .
For your reference , /etc/group file :
(I'm using Linux Mint debian . user arul has sudo privilege . But i've to install Globus in the globus user)


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1/3 oz. (10 cc) Essential Oil - Used for Uplifting, Refreshing and Balancing
LorAnn Essential Oils are quality tested and certified to guarantee 100% pure botanical oils without any added solvents, alchohol, extenders or other diluting agents. These oils are therapeutic grade, obtained through steam distillation or cold press. Each bottle is lot-coded for quality assurance and tracking purposes. No Animal Testing. Quality you can trust.


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Design a class that holds the following personal data: name, address, age, and phone number. Write appropriate accessor and mutator methods. Demonstrate the class by writing a program that creates three instances of it. One instance should hold your information, and the other two should hold your friends' or family members' information.
I started it but I can't get the code right. Please if anyone can give some advice let me know.


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First, Make the Filling: Place the dried shiitakes in a bowl and cover with ½ cup of hot water. Allow the mushrooms to sit for about 30 minutes, or until they are full and soft. Drain and discard the liquid. Chop the mushrooms and set them aside.
Heat the sesame oil in a medium-sized skillet over medium heat. Add the ginger and sauté until it smells very fragrant. This should take only about 20 seconds.
Stir in the five-spice powder, the reconstituted shiitakes, and the fresh shiitake mushrooms. Cook for about 1 to 1½ minutes, stirring constantly. Add the carrots, leeks, and scallions and stir to combine thoroughly.
Add the sherry and continue stirring. Add the soy sauce, salt and pepper.
Transfer the mixture to a bowl and allow it to cool slightly, about 5 or 10 minutes. Stir in the pork. Now Assemble the Potstickers: Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Work on just 1 potsticker at a time, keeping the other wrappers covered with a damp dish towel or plastic wrap to prevent them from drying out. Place about 2 teaspoons of the filling in the center of each wrapper. Moisten the edges of the wrapper with water and crimp them in the middle, forming a traditional crescent shape. Squeeze the edges together tightly to seal the dumpling. Place the filled potstickers on a prepared baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap.
Repeat with remaining ingredients until all the wrappers are filled and sealed. Cooking the Potstickers: Heat 1½ tablespoons of tea seed or other neutral cooking oil in a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat for about 4 minutes.
Arrange half of the potstickers, crimped side up, snugly together in the heated pan. Cook until the dumplings are a deep golden brown on the bottom. This should take 1 to 2 minutes, depending on the heat of the pan.
Add 1 cup of hot water, partially cover the skillet, and cook for 4 to 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium and cook until the bottoms are dark brown, crisp, and the water has evaporated, about 5 minutes.
Slide a spatula under the dumplings to loosen them, then serve immediately with Ponzu Sauce for dipping.
Wash and dry the pan before repeating the process with the rest of the potstickers. Variation: Reduce saturated fat by substituting an equal amount of ground turkey for the pork.
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The objective of the directorate is to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria on the Namibian population. There are two divisions: Health Sector Response (Health sector) and Expanded National AIDS Response Coordination (Multi-Sect oral). The functions of the directorate are.
- Design, manage and direct policy development, strategic planning, resource mobilisation co-ordination, facilitation, monitoring and evaluation of the national response across sectors
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A collection of scholarly works about individual liberty and free markets. A project of Liberty Fund, Inc.
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The 19th Century
Mary Shelley was the daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin and was married to the romantic poet Percy Shelley. She is the author of the novel Frankenstein.


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The procedure in question is a report by veteran UK liberal MEP Andrew DUFF which is a proposal for a modification of the Act concerning the election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage of September 20, 1976.
The work on creating a common electoral law has been going on for a long time already, since 1976. Why? From the constitutional perspective, it is a very important law which needs to be updated every now and then. The reform will introduce a number of changes to the present act – i.e. establishment of transnational voting lists.
The report comes amid continuing concern about the so-called "democratic deficit" between the EU and citizens, and the democratic function of the European Parliament is acknowledged by the public only to a certain extent. On the European level, political parties are rather still at the beginning of their development and the electoral battles take place more on the national than European level. It would then mean that the candidates could be set up in both transnational and national constituencies.
Some more examples of the changes the reform would introduce:
- Preferential semi-open list system – citizens have the right to vote for both an individual candidate and for a list.
- Territorial constituencies on a regional basis should be introduced in all those States with a population of more than 20 million.
- The total number of elected Members shall be 751, with a minimum of six Members per State, and a maximum of 96.
- An electoral authority, comprised of representatives of the EP, the Commission and each Member State, shall be established to conduct and verify the electoral process of the EU constituency.
- EU-wide lists submitted by the European political parties shall be admissible only: a) if composed of candidates from at least 1/3 of the States, and b) if gender-balanced.
- Each voter shall have one extra vote that he or she can give to an EU constituency candidate.
- There shall be no minimum threshold for the allocation of seats from the EU constituency.
- The minimum age to be eligible to vote in the European parliamentary elections will be 16; the minimum age to be eligible will be 18; this provision should encourage young people to participate more in elections.
- Candidates may stand at the same election both for EU-wide and national or regional constituencies.
- Polling days for the elections to the European Parliament shall be a Saturday and Sunday in May. It would be for this very reason that the EP could then organise its work more smoothly and therefore accelerate the election of the new President of the Commission. It would also allow to avoid the beginning of the summer recess in many member states. Right now polling days for the elections run from Thursday to Sunday in June.
- If the e-polling is guaranteed to be reliable in both technical and legal terms, the e-polling techniques shall be used as soon as the 2014 elections.
For more information, please read:
Europarliament: "On a proposal for a modification of the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage of 20 September 1976(2007/2207(INI))"


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It's not just the vehicles that are the star attraction in the Autostadt in Wolfsburg. With a three Michelin-starred restaurant, the centre also boasts one of the best dining venues in Germany. With its harmonious marriage of flavour and design, the Aqua provides the ideal setting for the finest gourmet cuisine. French interior designer Andrée Putman's stylish decor with metallic curtains and illuminated glass objects reflects the creative flair of the cuisine.
Sven Elverfeld is at the helm in the kitchen. The Head Chef places great emphasis on the flavour and presentation of his dishes, creating surprising new twists on seemingly everyday fare. His modern European cooking style focuses on the subtle flavours of the individual ingredients and the harmony of textures. He explores the full technical spectrum in the interests of flavour – and therefore of diners too.
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Welcome to Great Moments in Drunken Hookup Failure, where we showcase three heartwarming true stories of drunken love gone horribly awry. Off we go.
I was stationed in South Korea working as an aircraft mechanic on a US military base near Seoul. I remember it was Chinese New Year and in Korea that meant an epic orgy of all day drinking and eating odd and questionable food. Just think of the craziest party night in the US and triple it in a city of 20 million. Well, as my life tends to go, I get stuck working all night. We had a curfew back then and by the time I was done with work I couldn't get off base without fear of being beat half to death by the Korean gate guards. So, after work I made my way back to my barracks where I ran into this girl I knew that lived a few doors down from me.
I had talked to her a few times before as we sometimes frequented the same bars but I figured I had no chance as; one, I was a skinny white dude; two, there was huge amount of competition amongst the GI's for any decent looking girl who possessed command of the English language; and three, in Korea there is a unwritten rule that you don't bump uglies with a girl living in the barracks near the end of her tour unless you wanted something that rhymes with herpes. We exchange pleasantries in the hall and I can tell she has been out celebrating the New Year all day. We ask each other the obligatory "when are you out of here?" She tells me she is gone in the morning so I wish her good luck at her next base, and I walk into my room.
About 10 seconds later there is a knock at my door and it's her. She is standing at my door kind of leaning against the side of the door frame in her best "Let's fuck" pose. She tells me, "I want to get to know you better." Needless to say I am overjoyed at the turn of events, but I remember, I am covered in jet fuel, oil, and the smell of the pig farms that surround the base has permeated every aspect of my clothes. I also remember a briefing I was forced to attend once that consisted of a medic standing in front of all the mechanics and telling us....jet fuel + hydraulic fluid + vagina = emergency room visit for someone's wife.
So with that fond memory in mind I tell the girl to give me 5 min to clean up and I would be over to her room. I jump in the shower and scrub off. As I am putting on some clothes for the trip down the hall there is another knock at my door. I was elated at the prospect of Mr. Benet's ex-wife standing in my door again only to find my buddy in full uniform telling me to grab my stuff and get into work as fast as possible. I ran out the door with boots and uniform in hand to later find out North Korean fighters had made a run at the DMZ only to turn at the last moment and we had sent up some fighters of our own to say hello. Rumor had it that only the dear leader himself could have authorized such a mission. I didn't make it back to my barracks until early the next morning and by then Miss Berry was on her way back to the US. Damn you communism and your cold heartless iron fist.
Oh, that's just wrong.
When was in my early 20's just out of college I rented a summer beach house in South Jersey with friends. This bar scene in this particular shore town is like a college town where every Friday-Sunday things get pretty crazy. So one Friday night I'm pretty hammered and get separated from my friends watching a band. I end up chatting up this group of girls. Before I even know it, I'm hooking up with one at the bar, Tiffany. Each of us had a sober friend with us who cockblocks the situation and we leave separately shortly after and I never even catch her name or phone number (slightly before the cell phone era). But I found out later from one of my friends who knows one of her friends that she stalked me that night and next morning. So I find out her info and feel pretty confident that we'll run into each other again soon.
So that night after going to the 2 most popular bars in the town looking for her and several hours of drinking, I'm pretty drunk. I'm ready to leave, rub one out and go to bed when I see her standing right by the door. I couldn't believe my luck. So after some quick chit chat, we decide to head back to her place. We go right to her bedroom and we are attacking each other, clothes are off and she's going down on me like a porn star. We never realized it, but we were in the bed of the friend with whom she shared her bedroom. So a few minutes later her somewhat drunk friend, "Anna", and may I add the hottest of her friends, comes into the dark bedroom, gets undressed and just gets right into bed with us. At first she didn't realize we were there, but then she rolled over and put her arms around me, caressing my chest. I figure maybe she's mistaking me for someone else, but I don't care. Now, while Tiffany's going down on me, my mind is racing while I try to figure out how I can pull off every dude's three-way dream.
So I say something vague like "Are you into trying this?" as I point to Anna. Tiffany must have misunderstood what I meant and says "OK, let's move over to my bed." I took that to mean, "Yes, I totally want a three-way with you and my friend Anna in my bed", when she really must have meant she was into having sex with me in her bed while Anna slept in the same room. So she said she'll be right back and leaves the room for a few minutes. I figured while I was waiting I'd start getting Anna in the mood. I have no idea what to do in this situation. So Anna responds and we're sucking face and I'm working my way down. Well, naturally when Tiffany returns and sees what is going on, she's incredibly pissed off and yells at me to leave. Only I'm too disoriented to even figure out how to walk home and it's about 3am, so I sleep on their front deck on a deck chair freezing my nads off on a chilly night. The next morning during my walk of shame I end up running into Tiffany, Anna, and their housemates on their way to brunch making the DHF even more humiliating.
I was a DJ at a bar near a university with great year around weather and a reputation as a party school. (I was a graduate student there). There was this beer tub girl that was so smoking hot, I could hardly concentrate on playing the music when she worked right in front of me. Needless to say, I would have done almost anything to have a shot with her.
After months of torture akin to the Hanoi Hilton (as far as I was concerned), after one Saturday she says as I am about to leave: "Hey we are going to this party, you want to go?" Of course I said yes and off I went following them to this beautiful and huge house. Once I heard she was single, I decided to take my shot. After drinking enough Crown Royal with her and a few other people to drop a rhino, she and I wind up by ourselves and I start making the moves. I felt like my game was working and then all of a sudden she started crying.
Turns out her best friend, a gay guy, died a week before of an overdose. She told me was drinking so much to dull the pain of losing her best friend. As you might expect, I was comforting her with the idea of really "comforting" her. Then, it happened. I got overwhelmed with a guilty conscience and just sat there holding her until she passed out. The next weekend, she came up to me and thanked me for comforting her and not taking advantage of her when it was there for the taking. I asked her out on a date, and she turned me down! 10 years later, I want to kill myself when I think of it.
Stupid suicidal gay friends! Always gummin' up the works!


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It's Time To `Out' The Cops Who Lied About Arar
The National Post's Adam Radwanski, and the Globe and Mail's Margaret Wente and Paul Knox emerge with honour.
But the same can certainly not be said of the Globe's Jeff Sallot, Canwest's Robert Fife, CTV's Lloyd Robertson, The Toronto Star's Graham Fraser, the Ottawa Citizen's Sheldon Alberts, or - last but certainly not least - the Ottawa Citizen's Juliet O'Neill.
"At a minimum, the reporters who were complicit in blackening Arar's name and reputation should offer him a swift and unambiguous apology," Mitrovica writes. "They might also want to revisit the journalistic convention stipulating that promises of anonymity are voided when sources are revealed to have lied. In Arar's case, if anonymous sources kept an innocent man imprisoned, separated from his wife and newborn child, and tortured, and then prevented the truth from emerging, all under false pretenses, then they must be outed."
I wrote much the same last month, here, contrasting Arar's case with that of a Bangladeshi comrade, the journalist Sallah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury (whose case I updated here.)
Thanks to Damian for the tip, and also for noticing the Torch Carriers' righteous indignation over the Canadian news media's weird silence about the work Canadians are doing with the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team:
Why don't ordinary Canadians know much about this intensely valuable and important work? Well, partly because the government has done a lacklustre job telling the public about it, as the MND recently admitted. Luckily, they're now working to correct that course of action. But you can't put it all on the government, either. Here's a stat that might surprise you as well: since January 16th of this year, 175 journalists from 37 different media outlets have embedded with the CF in Afghanistan. How many stories have you seen about the KPRT - other than from the BBC?


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Sony Alpha DSLR-A850 joins flagship A900 as full-frame Alpha DSLR
Sony launches their second full-frame DSLR today, the Alpha DSLR-A850. Like the flagship Alpha A900, the new A850 will feature a 35mm 24.6 megapixel CMOS sensor and a 3.0 inch 921k dot LCD. Sony will offer the A850 starting at $2000, a sweet price for a full-frame system.
Alpha twin
Physically, the Sony Alpha A850 is a dead ringer for the A900. Sony lists the same body dimensions for both cameras at 6 1/8×4 5/8×3 1/4 inches. From the gold Alpha "a" on the front to the 3.0 inch 921k dot LCD on the rear panel, it's an identical twin.
Sony Alpha DSLR-A900
The differences are in the details. The slightly scaled-back Alpha A850 offers an optical viewfinder with 98% coverage, slightly reduced from the A900's 100% viewfinder.
A reduced price tag means a few sacrifices, and the Alpha A850 also takes a small cut back on continuous shooting frame rates. Sony claims a maximum burst rate of 3 fps for the new model, while the A900 boasts up to 5 fps.
The Alpha A850 doesn't skimp in processing power with dual BIONZ engines. It will also feature Sony's SteadyShot in-body image stabilization, gaining an equivalent in shutter speed from 2.5 up to 4 stops. All Sony, Minolta and Konica-Minolta lenses will sync with the image stabilization system.
Rounding out the feature set is HDMI output, dual Compact Flash and Memory Stick Pro Duo card slots, and DRO Dynamic Range Optimizer function. It keeps in step with the A900 by offering the same 9-point TTL phase detection auto focus system with 10 assist focus points.
SAL2875 Zoom Lens
With the introduction of the Alpha A850, Sony also releases a new lens. The SAL2875 28-75mm zoom lens is compact and offers an f/2.8 aperture over the whole focal range.
All existing accessories for the Alpha A900 will be compatible with the new camera, and sure enough, Sony's photos released today shows the Alpha A850 all cozy with the Alpha vertical grip.
Pricing and availability
The Sony Alpha DSLR-A850 will become available in September starting around $2000 for a body-only kit. The SAL 2875 lens will retail for about $800 and should be available in November.


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Fair trial: Hingeley gets defensive
It was Jim Hingeley's early career as a hardened criminal that made him so uniquely suited to head up the public defender's office in Charlottesville.
Just kidding. Call off the libel lawyers. Hingeley's legal reputation is so sterling that he was recently named a fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation. He's so idealistic, even after 13 years as a public defender, that he still cherishes the notion of public service. And the Harvard/UVA law grad is so altruistic, he's willingly given up the big bucks he could be making in private practice.
"I don't dwell on it," says Hingeley. "I know I could be making a lot more money, but I always recognize that I'm getting rewards for doing what I enjoy."
Hingeley enjoyed debating in high school and felt that ability could be put to use as a lawyer. Or to put it another way, he's argumentative.
After 15 year in private practice in Charlottesville, he realized he enjoyed criminal law and his public service as a court-appointed lawyer the most.
"Virginia pays the lowest amount to court-appointed lawyers in the United States," he says. Because Charlottesville didn't even have a public defender office when he got the urge in 1991, he left for Lynchburg.
By 1998, he was back in Charlottesville to open a much-more controversial public defender office here. Members of the community like Drewary Brown and Grace Tinsley asked Delegate Mitch Van Yahres to sponsor a bill for a public defender office, but during his first year as governor, former Charlottesvillian George Allen vetoed the bill. And he did again in 1995, 1996 and 1997, for reasons not explained.
"Public defender offices are rarely controversial and never had been before George Allen," says Hingeley. "Draw your own conclusions."
In 1998, Governor Jim Gilmore signed the bill to get Charlottesville its PD office.
Hingeley is zealous in debunking the stereotype that public defenders provide substandard defense.
"We do good work and we care about the people we represent," he says. "We try to get them a fair trial. Everyone needs an advocate whether they're guilty or innocent."
And certainly, the majority of the public defender's clients are guilty. "Nine out of ten are going to be convicted," he says. "They've never had anybody really care about them like in this office." Hingeley maintains that there's a lot to be gained in helping to show the system cares– and that fair trials are better for the community as well as the defendants.
The downside of the job? "You are going to have a lot of people who are convicted, and you see the repetitive nature of crime," he concedes. "No matter what you do, it's going to be the same over and over. It's probably much like it is for the police."
So were there any experiences in Hingeley's past as a lawbreaking youth that perhaps inclined him toward defendants?
"I managed to escape that." He clarifies: "I managed to escape apprehension."
Age: 57
Why here? Came to UVA Law School and stayed
Worst about living here? It's become unaffordable for many ordinary working people.
Favorite hangout? Mas. It's around the corner from my house.
Most overrated virtue? Obedience
People would be surprised to know: I taught high school for two years in rural West Virginia.
What would you change about yourself? I'd like to have musical talent, which I definitely don't, and learn to play an instrument.
Proudest accomplishment? Establishing an annual state bar award, named in honor of Oliver W. Hill, for law students performing outstanding pro bono community service.
People find most annoying about you: I repeat myself too much. Did I say I repeat myself?
Whom do you admire? Oliver W. Hill. A lifelong freedom fighter born in 1907, he is an authentic hero.
Favorite book? Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship, by Jon Meachum
Subject that causes you to rant? Bad government
Biggest 21st-century thrill? DNA exonerations
Biggest 21st-century creep out? George W. Bush having the power to appoint lifetime federal judges
What do you drive? 2004 Prius
In your car CD player right now: Is It Rolling Bob? A Reggae Tribute to Bob Dylan
Next journey? Salt Lake City for the American Bar Association midwinter meeting
Most trouble you've ever gotten in? Nearly losing my job after confronting former Virginia Chief Justice Harry Carrico about an administrative policy of the court. I missed the law school lecture on the art of gentle persuasion.
Regret: I never learned to ski, so I'll miss out on all the fun in Salt Lake City.
Favorite comfort food: Oyster stew
Always in your refrigerator: Assorted cheeses
Must-see TV: I don't have a TV.
Favorite cartoon: Calvin and Hobbes
Describe a perfect day. Walking my children to the neighborhood elementary school in the morning. Celebrating the end of the school year in the evening. Summer has arrived.
Walter Mitty fantasy: Being a judge
Who'd play you in the movie? Jack Nicholson
Most embarrassing moment? Can I take a bye on this one?
Best advice you ever got? You've got to break some eggs to make an omelet.
Favorite bumper sticker? Question authority.
Jim Hingeley


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Investigators seeking the location history of an armed robbery suspect's cellphone aren't required to obtain a search warrant before compelling the carrier to turn over the information, a federal judge has ruled.
The decision, issued by US District Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the District of Columbia, said the Stored Communications Act doesn't require investigators to get a warrant based on probable cause to access the suspect's location history pulled from cellphone towers.
The ruling was based on his interpretation of cellphone calls as "wire communications". Under the statute, records involving those communications are subject to a less burdensome standard requiring a showing that the contents are material to an ongoing criminal investigation.
The ruling, which was unsealed on Wednesday, came as a surprise to civil liberties advocates because it disregarded a federal appeals court ruling from last year that soundly rejected US government claims that it didn't need a search warrant to surveil suspects using global positioning system location-tracking devices. The appeals court judges in that case, known as US v. Maynard, said the surveillance of the suspect's movements were so prolonged and extensive that it was barred by the US Constitution's prohibition against unreasonable searches.
In his ruling, Lamberth said so-called CSLI, or cell-site location information, was significantly more limited and therefore the Maynard decision didn't apply.
"Disclosure of historical CSLI for limited numbers of specific calls, on the other hand, does not paint such a detailed portrait of an individual's life," he wrote. "Historical CSLI like that sought by the government here does not provide a record of a cell phone user's each and every destination, or the length of time he remains there. Indeed, historical CSLI reveals only an approximate position from which a user placed a call, and is silent as to the duration spent in transit from one place or another."
Lamberth went on to say that under previous court rulings governing wire communications, there is no reasonable expectation of privacy in the numbers a customer dials using a landline. In the same vein, cellular customers have no privacy expectation for data their handsets transmit to nearby towers, he concluded.
Lamberth's ruling also sharply contrasts with a decision in a third case that held that CSLI provides such an intimate portrait of a customer's life that government investigators must get a warrant before obtaining it. That ruling, which borrowed heavily from Maynard, essentially found that cellphones were tantamount to tracking devices because they recorded a user's location each time he issued or received a call or text message.
Civil liberties advocates have warned that Lamberth's decision could erode people's rights to be free from unreasonable surveillance, should it be adopted widely.
"Using a cell phone, even if you know that the phone company has access to your location, shouldn't mean that the government has a right to access this sensitive information about who you are and where you go without going to a judge and getting a warrant," Chris Conley, of the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California blogged. "That's especially true when your carrier knows where you[r] phone is any time it's turned on (even if you're not actively using it) and retains this information for longer than you might expect."
The dueling interpretations of the Stored Communications Act and the privacy expectations relating to historical cellphone location data are sure to be repeated. As previously reported, the US Supreme Court has agreed to decide the Maynard case. Oral arguments in the case, which is now known as US v. Jones (PDF), are scheduled for November 8.
A PDF of Lamberth's opinion is here. ®


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Ag Progress Days exhibits showcase state's agricultural economy
Ag Progress Days exhibits showcase state's agricultural economy
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Agriculture is big business in Pennsylvania. With about $5.7 billion in annual cash receipts and an economic impact of nearly $57 billion, agriculture and related enterprises combine to form one of the Keystone State's largest industries.
Much of the equipment, technology, goods and services that drive the state's agricultural economy will be on display during Penn State's Ag Progress Days exposition, Aug. 13-15 at Rock Springs. The event will feature nearly 500 exhibitors and a variety of field demonstrations, giving agricultural producers a marketplace where they can learn, shop and compare, according to Bob Oberheim, Ag Progress Days manager.
"About two-thirds of Ag Progress Days visitors are connected in some way with production agriculture," Oberheim said. "We try to offer these visitors an opportunity to see firsthand the products and practices that can help them to do their job more efficiently and to remain profitable in a very tough, competitive business."
Commercial exhibitors will display virtually every product category, including field machinery, milking systems, animal genetics, storage structures, seed, feed, tools, trailers, sprayers, mixers, livestock housing, utility vehicles, fertilizers, fencing, financial products, insurance and more.
Oberheim noted that a popular feature of Ag Progress Days among farm operators is the field machinery demonstrations. "These demos give visitors the chance to see how equipment from different manufacturers performs under real-life conditions," he said.
A new demonstration in 2013 will showcase hay mergers and choppers. Also in action during all three days of the event will be hay mowers, hay rakes and tedders, hay balers, and bale handlers. All demonstrations are weather-permitting.
Field demos also will feature a cover-crop interseeder developed by Penn State agricultural scientists. Farmers using this technology may eventually need only a single trip across the field to accomplish what takes most farmers three passes and several pieces of equipment to do.
The equipment can seed the cover crop, add fertilizer and spray an herbicide to kill emerged weeds. Oberheim explained that Pennsylvania farmers are increasingly interested in growing cover crops, but the time, cost and late-fall harvest of corn and other crops often limit their use. The seeder can help farmers -- especially small operations -- save time and money by condensing multiple tasks into one trip through a no-till field.
Other demonstrations will show visitors the hazards of flowing grain and how to reduce the risks of injury or death in a grain storage facility. At the Farm Safety Demonstration Area, safety specialists also will offer farm accident rescue simulations involving agricultural equipment, including demonstrations of emergency scene stabilization and patient-extrication techniques. Attendees can get information about several types of farm-safety programs and agricultural emergency-response resources.
Oberheim pointed out that Ag Progress Days also is an opportunity for producers to ask questions of Penn State faculty specialists and extension educators and talk with experts about the latest research findings, best practices, business issues and governmental regulations that could affect their operations.
He said information will be available on issues related to dairy, livestock and crop production; animal health; soil conservation; water quality; and sources of ag renewable energy such as biogas, biodiesel and ethanol.
In addition, horse enthusiasts and owners also can get the latest information on tack and equipment, training, handling, health and business practices at the Ag Progress Days Equine Experience.
Sponsored by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, Ag Progress Days is held at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs, nine miles southwest of State College, Pa., on Route 45. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 13; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Aug. 14; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 15. Admission and parking are free.
For more information, visit the Ag Progress Days website. Twitter users can find and share information about the event by using the hashtag #agprogress, and Facebook users can find the event at http://www.facebook.com/AgProgressDays.


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Out in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden recently, I tagged along with a gaggle of field-tripping preschoolers from various day care centers in White Bear Lake. Following are outtakes from their spirited debates about the artistic representation of animals in the Garden.
Kim, the group's intrepid tour guide, started the conversation: "What do you think you'll see in the garden today?"
"I think we'll see a cherry and spoon," quipped Bella, 5, showing off copious advance research.
Jake, 4, stated that he had seen some dragonflies in his backyard recently.
"I'm three!" shouted Aiden, 3, before telling everyone to be quiet.
Kim moved the group into the Cowles Conservatory, past the fragrant Madagascar jasmines and New Guinea impatiens and into the exhibit space with Frank Gehry's Standing Glass Fish. "Can anyone tell me what they think of when they see this sculpture?" she asked.
"It's flopping its way out," said Caden, 5.
"He got one tail," explained George, 2.
"What is this fish made of?" asked Kim.
"Likeable stuff," answered Zander, 3.
Kim nodded in agreement. She told a story of Gehry's grandmother, who used to come home from the market with a live fish and let it swim in the bathtub until dinnertime. That's why Gehry likes to make art look like fish, she explained.
Continuing into the outdoor garden, Kim stopped the group at Deborah Butterfield's Woodrow. "What do you think this animal is?" she asked.
Hannah was certain it was a giraffe. Multiple votes were cast for a deer. Someone suggested it was a moose. Kim shook her head. "Any more guesses?"
"It's a giraffe," said Aiden.
Kim provided a hint: "It's something you might find on a ranch or farm." A debate followed regarding the constitutions of horses and cows. An agreement was reached. Horse.
The group migrated to see Mark di Suvero's Arikidea, which Kim alleged to be another animal—but what kind?
"It's an octopus, because it has lots of legs," said Nick, 6. Caden thought it had a head like a lion. Aiden thought it was a giraffe. Hannah guessed correctly: a spider.
Seven of the children climbed onto Arikidea's giant platform and got a push on the swing. Joni, the day's organizer, brought out her camera. Bella instantly flashed a movie-star grin, displaying missing front teeth.
Responding to an inquiry from Aiden, Kim expressed regret over the paucity of elephants in the garden.
"Can we go see a giraffe?" he asked in reply. Kim looked apologetic.
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Famous Socialists
Early Socialist Pioneers
Robert Owen (1870-1924) – Early socialist pioneer. His New Lanark factories were a model for giving workers better conditions. He also advocated a form of utopian Socialism and co-operative communities.
Karl Marx (1818-1883) – Karl Marx was the foremost Socialist intellectual. His work Das Capital forming the basis of Marxism. With Frederich Engels, he published 'The Communist Manifesto' – a radical agenda for Communist revolution.
Frederich Engles (1818-1883) – Engels was a great supporter and collaborator of Karl Marx. He helped write and publish the Communist Manifesto. His own work 'Conditions of the working classes' was a landmark study into the industrial proletariat.
Communist Leaders
V.Lenin (1870-1924) – Leader of Russian Revolution in 1917. He masterminded the Bolshevik revolution and became the first leader of the Soviet Union. Lenin began the policy of suppressing any opposition to Communist party rule.
Joseph Stalin (1878 – 1953) Successor to Lenin. Stalin ruthlessly strengthened his grip on power by eliminating any internal opposition and establishing his dictatorship.
Mikhail Gorbachev (1931 – ) Leader of the Communist party and Soviet Union. Gorbachev sought to reform the Soviet Union through Glasnost and Perestroika. Gorbachev stated he believed in the ideals of socialism.
Chairman Mao (1893 – 1976) – Leader of the Chinese Communist party and successful revolutionary. Mao established his own form of Communism, which included the devastating cultural revolution.
Fidel Castro (1926-) Cuban revolutionary leader. Castro led the Communist revolution of 1959, where he successfully ousted the US backed Fulgencio Batista.
Socialist revolutionaries
Che Guevara (1928 – 1967) A Latin American Marxist revolutionary. Guevara was a key figure in the Cuban revolution, but Guevara also wanted to ferment other revolutions in Africa and Latin America and criticised many aspects of the Soviet Union for betraying Marxist principles.
Leon Trotsky (1879-1940) Marxist revolutionary. Trotsky was a key figure in the Russian revolution. He also advocated worldwide Marxist revolution. He was later assassinated on the orders of Stalin in Mexico.
British Socialists
Tony Benn (1925 – ). The son of a liberal politician, Benn became more left wing and committed to socialism as time went on. During the 70s and 80s he was the leading figure in the socialist wing of the British Labour party.
Aneurin Bevan (1897-1960). A firebrand socialist. The former miner and trade union leader, Bevan was a committed socialist and helped to implement the new National Health Service.
Clement Attlee. (1883-1867) British Prime Minister 1945-51. Attlee presided over one of the most radical Labour governments of the Twentieth Century. His government pushed through nationalisation and the creation of the welfare state.
Socialist Intellectuals
George Orwell (1903 – 1950) – English author who was leading advocate of democratic socialism. He fought in the Spanish civil war for Marxist group (POUM) on the Republican side. He criticised the totalitarian nature of Soviet Communism.
Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) Revolutionised modern physics with his general theory of relativity. Supporter of socialism, wrote article – Why Socialism? published in 1949.
Helen Keller (1880-1968) – Keller became famous for being a leading advocate for the disabled. She was deaf-blind herself. She was also a lifelong supporter of the American socialist party and socialist causes.
Bertrand Russell (1872 – 1970) A brilliant mathematician, pacifist and peace campaigner, Russell was also a believer in democratic socialism.
Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973) – Spanish, modern 'cubist' painter. Picasso was a committed supporter of Communism throughout his life and remained an exile from his native Spain because of Franco's fascism.
American Socialists
Eugene Debs
Martin Luther King
Citation: Pettinger, Tejvan. + "Famous Socialists", Oxford, http://www.biographyonline.net, 4th April, 2012
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Kotor, Montenegro
In the very best way possible, Kotor, Montenegro is a veritable backwater. To get there, you first have to sail down the Adriatic Sea's Croatian coast, pass into the Gulf of Herceg-Novi, carefully cruise through the narrow Verige Strait, and then, finally, continue east and then south through the sky-blue Boko Kotorska (Bay of Kotor). Your arrival will be unmistakable, as the splendor of Kotor unfolds before you. You'd swear you were in a Norwegian fjord, were it not for the 100-degree temperature, Venetian-style architecture, and really cheap (but good) beer.
Kotor packs its harbor front like a symphony orchestra sits on a stage. It has to, because immediately behind it rise steep, craggy mountains with Mediterranean cypress trees growing high and thin from the solid rock. The lack of cover makes it easy to see Kotor's ancient walled fortress from the water, and from nearly every place in town, for that matter. Enormous stone walls snake up the mountain for nearly three miles, tracing out an arc of protection from the seafront to the fortress buildings atop the mountain and back down. At night, the entire length of the walls is floodlit, making for one spectacular view.
To reach the top of the mountain, put on hiking boots, slip the town's gatekeeper three euros, and then climb 1350 semi-crumbling steps to the top. After reaching the fortress on the peak, head back down to one of the many open-air cafes in the city's charming and seemingly prosperous old town. Or, should you visit in the scorching heat of mid-summer, you won't be faulted if you simply stop halfway up and buy a beer from the vendor who invariably sits with his ice chest in the welcoming shade of the ancient Our Lady of Remedy church (built by 14th-century plague survivors). It's the perfect place to hang out and thank your maker, while gazing up towards the unforgiving, winding rocky top and down to the sparkling azure and terra cotta scene below.
The stari grad (old town) is a jumble of narrow streets and town squares filled with medieval architecture, 12th-century churches, and small shops. The seafood in Kotor is fresh and tasty, and places like the Cesarica and Luna Rossa have good reputations. We're especially fond of the outdoor Scorpio Caffé: Here, shaded by the spire of St. Nicholas's church, you can view the fortress, use the free Wi-Fi, enjoy relaxed but gracious service, and drink your fill of Karlovac or Nikšiko beer for practically nothing. As the locals say, Ziveli!
More information: Besides the elaborate coastal route mentioned above, for which you'd need to charter your own boat, Kotor can also be reached by flying to the nearest airport at Tivat (TIV), about five miles away. Montenegro Airlines offers the most nonstop flights from European hubs such as Belgrade, Copenhagen, London-Gatwick, Paris, and Rome, among others.
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